Friday, 30 November 2018

Friday 30th November 2018

Belvide Resv (WMBC members only)
3x Cattle Egret left the roost at 07:50 and flew to fields back of  the dam.

Alvecote
3x White-fronted Geese on on Pretty Pigs pool (TPe)  -  Redhead Smew still (ARa)

Blithfield Resv (WMBC members only)
4x Whooper Swan over Blithe Bay (GJM)

Cannock Chase
Great Grey Shrike still in Abraham's Valley also 50x Crossbill nearby (SAt)  -  Also 50x Brambling, 200x Siskin, 20-30x  Redpoll (ABl)

Middleton Lakes
79x Little Egret and 5x Great White Egret in the riverside roost (per MercianBirding)  -  3x Ruff, 150x Lapwing, Great White Egret, 2x Stonechat, (DCo)

Chasewater
Ad Caspian Gull, 3x YL Gull

Branston WP
Redshank, Pintail (m), 2x Pochard, c20x Shoveler, 50+ Wigeon, 50+ Gadwall, 8x Little Grebe, and 14x Goosander (3m,11f) on Marley Pit. (JWo)

Branston GPs
Long-tailed Duck still, 14x Shelduck, 19x Wigeon, 24x Shoveler, c120 Teal, Goldeneye, Redshank, 16x Curlew, ad Y.Leg Gull. (DSc)